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` G. G. DRESSEL.

SAT'GHBL LUNCH' B0X. No'. 247,025. Patented sept. 13,1881.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.Y

GEORGE O. DRESSEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HANSREISS, OF JERSEY CITY, N. J.

SATCH EL LUNCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,025, datedSeptember 13, 1881., Application filed July 16, 1881. (No model.)

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in SatchelLunch-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The inventionconsists in a satchel made of sheet metal or other rigidmaterial, and provided with a hinged lid at one end and a suit-- ablefastening or locking device, so that when the lid is turned downconvenient access can be had to the interior ot' the satchel for thepurpose of packing or unpacking, and that said satchel can be usedconveniently for carrying such articles which constitute a lunch,

the. top portion of the Satchel being provided with a series ot'perforations,which are covered by a hollow ridge with perforated sides,so that the vapors and odors can freely esca pe from the interior ot'the satchel.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure'l represents a perspective View of my Satchel. Fig. 2 is atransverse vertical section on a larger scale than the previous figure.Fig. 3 is a lougitudinalvertical section.

Similar lettersindicate corresponding parts.

ln these drawings theletter A designates the body of my Satchel, vwhichis made ofsheet metal or any other suitable rigid material, so that itscontents are protected against external pressure. This satchelisprovided with a lid, B, at one of its ends, said lid being connected tothe bottom of the body A by a hinge-joint, a, so that it turns outwardand downward, and that when it is opened the articles requisite for alunch can be readily introduced. My Satchel can, however, be used forpapers or other documents, or for clothing or any other article, and itwill be readily seen that when the lid at the end is turned down shirts,coats, or other articles can be introduced in my satchel much moreeasily than iu a satchel ot' the ordinary construction which opens atthe top. With the lid Bis combined a fastening device,which, in theexample shown in the drawings, consist-s of a bolt, b, which slides inholes in the lid and in a lug secured to the inner end ot' said lid,Fig. 3, and the upper end of which is bentand made to catch in a hole inthe body ot' the satchel. When the boltis lifted up the lid can beopened.

On the top of the body A is firmly secured a hollow ridge, O, which ismade to resemble the lock of an ordinary satchel. To this ridge issecured the handle D, and beneath said ridge are a series of holes, c,in the top of the Vbody A,while the sides of the ridge O are perforatedwith a large number of holes, so that the vapors and odors rising fromthe articles contained in the satchel can escape freely. At the sametime the ridge O forms a screen to preventimpurities from passingintothe satchel through the holes c.

The outer surface ot` my satchel may be covered with leather, or withpaper in imitation ot leather, or it may be painted to representleather, and it con he made ot'any size, according to the puipose forwhich it is to be used. When used as a lunch-box it offers the greatadvantages that it can readily he packed, that it forms a goodprotection for its contents, and that it is not liable to assume a badsmell, since the odors emanating' from its contents can readily escape.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy Thecombination, substantially as described, of the body A, provided at itstop with the openings c and l'oraminous ridge O, with the lid B at oneend of the body, as and for the purposes set forth.

1n testimony whereof l have hereunto set. my hand and seal in thepresenccvof two subscribiug witnesses.

GEORGE C. DRESSEL.

Witnesses:

`W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

